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#1 Mine (Ug): 1 reportable incident Coal

Shell-Ray Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bailey Avery Ray
Steeles, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605867

#1 Mine (Ug) has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Shell-Ray Mining Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 3 9,234
1988 8 39,511
1987 9 49,325
1986 6 30,629
1985 7 34,314
1984 8 31,344
1983 11 30,584
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Mine (Ug) sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

July 7, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Shell-Ray Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

RIB ROLLED OFF 7AME IN MINER DECK.MINER HELPER SAID HE WAS BESIDE OF HIM AND HENEVER SAW ANYTHING HIT HIM.HE SAID HE JUST ACTING LIKE HE GOT HIRT.OTHER MEN NEVER SAW HIM GET HURT.